PSA copypasted from tumblr, pls boost 
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FEMA is doing an emergency alert test on all TVs, radios, and cell phones on October 4, 2023, at approximately 2:20pm ET.
If you live in the US and you have a phone you need to keep secret for any reason, make sure that it is turned off at this time.
Yes, I'm doing this months in advance, and yes, my blog has very little reach, but I figure better to post about it more than less.
Please reblog and add better tags than mine, I'm bad at tags.
@almaember @trixter can I add here that anyone with #LQTS, specifically LQTS Type 2, needs to prepare to be somewhere safe when this goes off, preferably with someone else.
(Dangerous heart rythmns can be triggered by loud noises with LQTS)
(I have LQTS).
@dumbo thanks
I linked it in a reply, did it not show up?
Yup:
"WASHINGTON -- FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this fall.
The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests are scheduled to begin at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 4."
@almaember thx for the info.
A lot of people will appreciate having their #EmergencyPhone or #HiddenPhone not being unvocered due to #CellBroadcast...
Not that my recommendation is to have a switched-off " #BurnerPhone " with removed battery, replacement battery, charger , SIM cards (yes, plural!) all zipped up if not vacuum-bagged and hidden somewhere safe if need be, but it's good to have a precise info for when to take those offline.
Also thx for the source link:
https://polyglot.city/@almaember/110907390495315329
more info: https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230803/fema-and-fcc-plan-nationwide-emergency-alert-test-oct-4-2023
@almaember did they really pick 10/4 lol. 10-4 good buddy
(thank you!!)
@almaember To make certain the phone is powered off, one should remove the battery if the phone has a removable battery. “powered down” is not necessarily completely off on all electronic devices. Notice how the battery charge indicator can can display immediately on some devices when plugged in, even if they’re “powered down?”
TV manuals are better about calling it standby, waiting for the remote signal to turn back on, but a TV in this mode should relay the EAS - by design.
@normalnova have you heard of abusive relationships? abusive families? queer kids in hateful family?
you wrote up that entire comment and couldn't realise that?
if you're that ignorant please don't get in my mentions
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